Travie McCoy didn’t maintain again when describing the unconventional recording setup he encountered whereas working with T-Pain on tour, revealing that the chart-topping producer surrounded himself with 4 screens streaming grownup content material whereas making music. “Pain’s different,” McCoy informed PEOPLE. “So when Pain’s within the studio, even on his studio bus, or the studio on […]

Travie McCoy didn’t maintain again when describing the unconventional recording setup he encountered whereas working with T-Pain on tour, revealing that the chart-topping producer surrounded himself with 4 screens streaming grownup content material whereas making music.

“Pain’s different,” McCoy informed PEOPLE. “So when Pain’s in the studio, even on his studio bus, or the studio on his bus, there’s four screens and each one is playing a different p### video.”

The Gym Class Heroes frontman opened up about their inventive course of, which took form throughout Lil Wayne’s I Am music Tour between 2008 and 2009. The pair collaborated on a number of tracks, together with “The Manual,” “Tattoo Girl” that includes Lil Wayne, and “I’ll Never Be.”

McCoy admitted the visible overload was jarring at first. “I was not used to that,” he mentioned. “I knew he was the strip club king, and I knew he made all the anthems for single mothers and s—, but I wasn’t prepared.”

Despite the distraction-heavy surroundings, McCoy mentioned he ultimately adjusted. “It was weird at first,” he defined, “but I just kind of blocked it out.”

He advised the setup might have performed a job in T-Pain’s inventive system. “I guess that’s what gets him in his zone to make strip club anthems, you know?”

Their collaboration kicked off with a observe titled “That’s Not Cool,” which didn’t make the ultimate reduce for McCoy’s 2010 solo album Lazarus, nevertheless it laid the groundwork for his or her musical chemistry. McCoy would typically pen verses after reveals, then meet up with T-Pain to report on his cellular studio.

Reflecting on the expertise, McCoy referred to as the I Am music Tour “one of the dopest tours I’ve ever done” and credited it with deepening their friendship. He later signed with T-Pain’s Nappy Boy Entertainment label.

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